On June 18, 2025, after Israeli troops attacked Iran’s target, the smoke blanket above Tehran, Iran after the capital explosion.
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Oil prices rose about 3% on Thursday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Order Israeli troops to step up attacks on Iran and investors Look at the signs Will the United States increase its participation in conflict?
Global oil benchmark, Brentan increase of $2.15, or 2.8%, closed at $78.85 a barrel, the highest settlement since January 22. American crude oil A barrel rose 3.2% to $77.58 a barrel.
Netanyahu ordered Israeli troops to step up attacks on Iran’s “strategic goals” and “government goals” in the country’s capital Social Media Posts. Katz said the purpose of the strike was to “destroy the Ayatollah regime.”
Israel decides to escalate military operations against the Islamic Republic, which has since been Iranian missiles Reportedly attacked a large hospital In the southern city of Belshba. Kaz threatens Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after a hospital strike.
Kaz said the Israeli army “has been instructed and knew that this man should never continue to exist in order to achieve all of its goals,” referring to Khamenei.
president Donald Trump yes Still considering whether to order a strike in the United States About Iran’s nuclear program. “I might do that, I might not do it, I mean no one knows what I’m going to do,” Trump told reporters on Wednesday.
this The White House said Thursday The president will decide whether to strike Iran within two weeks.
JPMorgan on Wednesday warned that regime changes in major producers like Iran could have far-reaching impacts on global oil prices. Iran is one of OPEC’s top producers.
“If history is used as a guide, further stability in Iran could lead to significantly higher oil prices over the long term,” Natasha Kaneva, head of global commodity research at JPMorgan, told clients in a report.
After the regime change, supply losses “a challenge of rapid recovery that further supports the rise,” Kaneva said.
Correction: U.S. crude rose $2.06, or 2.7%, to $77.20, at some point during the meeting. It’s not closed at that level.
